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Open Source Toolchains for Linux Systems Administrators

Two of the most notable trends in systems management are DevOps and the related and partially redundant Agile Operations movement. These initiatives are popular in many Web 2.0 and cloud computing oriented companies like Twitter, Google, Yahoo! and Facebook where the companies’ products are highly dependent on IT. Though in reality the same practices are just as well-suited to the IT administrator in the traditional organization with massive infrastructure, unrealistic workloads and businesses that needs to improve efficiency to meet their business goals.